In 1980, the Prime Minister issued a decision according to which a higher body was formed for the Jordanian national building constitution headed by the Minister of Public Works. National Building and its work was limited to preparing engineering codes for buildings and to expand the powers of the Council, the law was amended in 2004 to include the preparation of engineering codes in the fields of roads, bridges, dams and any other engineering projects decided by the Council, as well as issuing instructions related to the application of codes in all stages of engineering work design, implementation, supervision, maintenance, operation and works Public Safety.